Total Crime Rate
101.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodhouse Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 693rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhouse Lane (DL14 6JX) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Bishop Auckland Town average (199.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodhouse Lane (DL14 6JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cockton Hill Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wordsworth Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tivoli Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tivoli Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watling Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rutland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Caroline Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cockton Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arthur Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frances Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helena Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brewer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Milton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensworth Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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